New Year's Celebration

December 29, 2017–January 1, 2018

Celebrate new beginnings as we ring in the New Year at Lake Junaluska! Over three days, participants will enjoy engaging preaching and energizing worship, paired with a deejayed New Year's Eve party with all-you-can-eat pizza! Lake Junaluska offers incredible winter programming where groups can customize their experience by choosing to ski, zipline or do mission work during their time at the lake.

Jeremy Steele (Speaker) is the Senior Editor of the Seedbed Youth Ministry Collective and the author of Reclaiming the Lost Soul of Youth Ministry. He is the Next Generation Minister at Christ UMC in Mobile, Ala. where he oversees ministry to children, youth, and young adults. He also leads an evening worship service and teaches throughout the church. Look for his new book, The Book of Everyday Prayer: Liturgies for Personal Devotion, in the fall of 2018. This father of four is passionate about reaching people with the message of Jesus in a way that engages them with the movement of God. He has requested several hammers, some plates, and a cinder block for his talks this winter. This could get interesting.

Jimmy Atkins (Worship Band) hails from western NC, where he makes music in several different facets of life. A worship pastor at a local church, a songwriter at home, and a storyteller abroad, he's gained his following through avenues such as speaking at conferences for the young and old alike, as well as leading the 10-year career of his band, Second Hand City. His most recent project, The Pen & The Page, is his first solo album. Playing anything from acoustic solo shows in the living rooms of homes anywhere to full band concerts with a flare for the conversational part of culture, Jimmy shares music, stories, and life with those he meets.

New Years Eve Weekend Schedule

FRIDAY

3 - 9 p.m. Groups Check in at Welcome Center

Check in will be available all day. Bethea Welcome Center closes at 9pm. Groups arriving after 9 pm can check in at Terrace Hotel.

8 p.m. Event Store Opens

8:30 p.m. Program and Worship

Group Leaders will meet with Lake Junaluska Director of Programs at the beginning of the session to go over information for the weekend.

11 p.m. Quiet Hours

SATURDAY

7:30 a.m. Breakfast

Group Leaders please remember to pick up your Box Lunches during breakfast (for those going to Cataloochee, Zip Line or Mission Work)

10 p.m.- Midnight New Year’s Eve Party with DJ, Pizza, and Photo Booth

MONDAY

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

11 a.m. Hotel Checkout

WINTER YOUTH RETREATS

Packages includes lodging, worship, an activity of your choice (ski, zipline or mission work) and breakfast on first full day through breakfast on day of departure. Additional lodging nights and activity days can be added to your package.